NASA Hosts First Agency-wide Social Media Event for Orion’s First Flight Test

NASA invites social media followers to apply for credentials to get a preview of the Orion…

Hinode Captures Images of Partial Solar Eclipse

A partial solar eclipse was visible from much of North America before sundown on Thursday, Oct.23.…

NASA Seeks Ultra-lightweight Materials to Help Enable Journey to Mars

NASA is seeking proposals to develop and manufacture ultra-lightweight materials for aerospace vehicles and structures of…

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Shares Bullying Prevention Message Ahead of His One-Year Mission

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who is scheduled to fly on a one-year spaceflight mission in 2015,…

Close Encounters

NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope captured comet Siding Spring as it made its closest approach to Mars…

Mumbai, India

The western Indian city of Mumbai is pictured in this image from Japan’s ALOS satellite. Mumbai…

Q&A: Chris Hadfield’s take on life, space and filling bucket lists

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who is in Vancouver to promote his new book — You Are…

India’s GSAT-16 is delivered to French Guiana for the next Arianespace Ariane 5 launch

Both satellite passengers for Arianespace's sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2014 are now in French Guiana,…

India’s GSAT-16 is delivered to French Guiana for the next Arianespace Ariane 5 launch

Both satellite passengers for Arianespace's sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2014 are now in French Guiana,…

Vega VV04 launch of IXV reentry demonstrator postponed

Within the scope of its preparations for the VV04 mission, the European Space Agency (ESA), in…